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This Week in Royal Jewels: April 19-25

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April 19-25, 2019
Celebrations of all kinds brought us plenty of royal sparkle this week! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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15. The Princess of Asturias wore petite pearl earrings to celebrate Easter in Palma de Mallorca this Sunday. (More here!)

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14. At St. George’s Chapel, Lady Louise Windsor chose a pendant necklace and a bracelet to go with her Easter Sunday ensemble. (See the bracelet here!)
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13. Zara Tindall wore simple hoop earrings as she attended Easter Sunday services at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. (More here!)
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12. Elegant pearly earrings from Heavenly Necklaces accompanied the Countess of Wessex to Easter Sunday services at St. George’s. (More here!)
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11. Sparkling drop earrings were Autumn Phillips’s accessory of choice as she attended church on Easter Sunday with the British royals. (More here!)
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10. In Palma de Mallorca, Queen Letizia of Spain wore seasonally-appropriate diamond butterfly earrings for Easter Sunday mass. (More here!)
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9. For a luncheon on Wednesday to celebrate Ida Vitale, the winner of the Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Letizia wore gold and diamond earrings, plus a golden ring on her left hand.
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8. The Duchess of Cambridge chose blue topaz pieces from her Kiki McDonough collection for Thursday’s ANZAC Day Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey. (More on her Kiki collection here!)
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7. The Princess Royal wore gold and diamond jewels, including an equine brooch, to attend a 41-gun salute in London on Monday in honor of her mother’s 93rd birthday.
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6. Anne chose pearls and a modern diamond brooch for Easter Sunday services at St. George’s Chapel. (More here!)
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5. On Easter Sunday, Kate wore her diamond wedding earrings with her Oak Leaf Brooch to attend church services in Windsor. (More here!)
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4. Queen Sofia of Spain piled on the jewelry, including a lovely brooch and her Easter egg necklace, for mass in Palma de Mallorca on Easter Sunday. (See more of here jewels here!)
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3. On Tuesday, Empress Michiko of Japan wore pearls, including a gorgeous brooch, to visit the tomb of her late father-in-law, Emperor Hirohito, at the Musashino Imperial Graveyard in Hachioji.
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2. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom chose one of her most classic spring jewels, the Flower Basket Brooch, to celebrate both Easter Sunday and her 93rd birthday. (Much more here!)
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1. Letizia dazzled in her modern diamond cluster and drop earrings for the awarding of the Miguel de Cervantes Prize on Tuesday. (Much more here!)

This Week in Royal Jewels: April 12-18

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April 12-18, 2019
Pearls and diamonds shone this week in the world of royal jewels — don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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15. For the Royal Maundy service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor on Thursday, Princess Eugenie of York wore a simple pair of hoop earrings.

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14. Queen Rania of Jordan wore a bright pendant necklace on Wednesday as she toured the Jabal Al-Luweibdeh neighborhood of Amman.
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13. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore her usual daytime pearls — but no brooch! — for the racing at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday. (Which brooch would you have paired with this outfit?)
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12. On Tuesday, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark wore blue stud earrings as she celebrated her 79th birthday in Aarhus.
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11. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore pearl drop earrings to celebrate her mother-in-law’s birthday on Tuesday.
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10. On Thursday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore bold black statement earrings for an event with the National Institute for Budget Information in Utrecht.
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9. Empress Michiko of Japan wore silver jewels for a visit to Kodomonokuni, a children’s amusement park, on Friday. (More here!)
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8. On Saturday, Empress Michiko wore a floral brooch with pearls, including a lovely station necklace, to view the imperial carriage at a department store in Tokyo. (More here!)
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7. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands also chose a pearl station necklace as she visited an exhibition of work by Ad Dekkers in Bergeijk on Saturday.
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6. Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands made a statement with bold silver jewelry for the King’s Day Concert in Amersfoort on Monday. (More over here!)
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5. Empress Michiko wore pearls and a silver brooch as she embarked with the Emperor on a visit to the Ise Jingu shrine on Wednesday.
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4. On Thursday, Empress Michiko wore pearls and a gorgeous diamond brooch after the imperial visit to the Ise Jingu shrine.
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3. Amethysts, diamonds, and pearls were Princess Beatrix’s accessories of choice for Monday evening’s King’s Day concert. (More here!)
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2. Queen Maxima dazzled in diamond earrings from the grand Stuart Tiara for the King’s Day Concert on Monday. (Much more, including close-ups, over here!)
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1. The Australian Wattle Brooch sparkled on Queen Elizabeth II for the Royal Maundy Service in Windsor on Thursday. (More on the Queen’s Royal Maundy brooches over here!)

Silver and Roses for Empress Michiko

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As Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan celebrate both their diamond wedding anniversary and the thirtieth year of their reign, we’ve been seeing a lot of them lately. This weekend, the imperial couple make a pair of visits that celebrated each milestone.

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On Friday, the couple traveled to Yokohama in the suburbs of Tokyo to visit Kodomonokuni, which is perhaps best translated as “Children’s Land.” The park was founded in 1959 to celebrate the couple’s wedding, and it opened to the public in 1965. It includes numerous amusements for children and families, including playgrounds, craft centers, sports facilities, gardens, and even a children’s zoo, as well as a Royal Wedding Memorial Hall.

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For her visit to the park, Michiko chose elegant silver jewelry, including modern earrings, a long pendant, and a bangle bracelet.

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Here’s a better look at the earrings and necklace. (Note that she also added a pair of chic fingerless gloves for warmth during the outdoor engagement!)

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On Saturday, the couple headed to a department store in Tokyo to view their carriage. The elaborate carriage is on display to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of Akihito’s succession, which took place in January 1989.

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Michiko reached for pieces from her collection of pearl jewelry for the engagement. She paired pear-shaped pearl earrings with a lovely pearl station necklace.

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She also added a floral brooch to her ensemble.